Jane Caro
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Jane Caro

Jane Caro AM is a Walkley Award-winning Australian columnist, author, novelist, broadcaster, advertising writer, documentary maker, feminist and social commentator.

Jane appears frequently on Q&AThe Drum and Sunrise. She has created and presented five documentary series for ABC's Compass, airing in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. She and Catherine Fox present a popular podcast with Podcast One, Austereo 'Women With Clout'. She writes regular columns in Sunday Life.

She has published twelve books, including Just a GirlJust a Queen and Just Flesh & Blood, a young adult trilogy about the life of Elizabeth Tudor, and the memoir Plain Speaking Jane. She created and edited Unbreakable which featured stories women writers had never told before and was published just before the Harvey Weinstein revelations. Her most recent non-fiction work is Accidental Feminists, about the fate of women over 50. The Mother is her first novel for adults.

Books by Jane Caro

Jane Caro Articles

Mindblowing and Unputdownable: Read an Extract from Lyrebird by Jane Caro

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1 April 2025

Mindblowing and Unputdownable: Read an Extract from Lyrebird by Jane Caro

    Q&A: Jane Caro, Author of Lyrebird

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    1 April 2025

    Q&A: Jane Caro, Author of Lyrebird

      Better Reading Preview: Lyrebird by Jane Caro

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      27 January 2025

      Better Reading Preview: Lyrebird by Jane Caro

        Thought-Provoking Thriller: Read an Extract from The Mother by Jane Caro

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        3 March 2022

        Thought-Provoking Thriller: Read an Extract from The Mother by Jane Caro

          Gripping and Timely: Read Our Review of The Mother by Jane Caro

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          2 March 2022

          Gripping and Timely: Read Our Review of The Mother by Jane Caro

            Your Preview Verdict: The Mother by Jane Caro

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            1 March 2022

            Your Preview Verdict: The Mother by Jane Caro